2009 Women's Six Nations Championship

Women's rugby tournament June 2024 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship 7 February 2009 - 21 March 2009 ENGFRAIREITASCOWAL ENG 10 WAL (1st title) 15 WAL Non Evans(49 points) ENG Emily ScarrattENG Fiona Pocock(7 tries) 2008 2008 Women's Six Nations Championship 2010 2010 Women's Six Nations Championship The 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2009 RBS Women's 6 Nations, was the eighth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship, due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland. England comfortably won a third successive Grand Slam in 2008 and were favourites to make the four in 2009. However, though England did retain the title, it was only on points difference. The loss of key players to the World Cup Sevens was significant in making this an extraordinary championship full of remarkable results such as: Ireland beat France for the first time https://irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/5260.php Women Secure First Ever Victory Over France www.irishrugby.ie 27 December 2017 6 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20171229114354/https://irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/5260.php 29 December 2017 dead Wales beat England for the first time Triple Crown to Wales Best-ever championships finish for Ireland and Wales Worst ever finish for France The fixtures for the Women's Six Nations ran parallel those of the men's tournament. Final table Position Nation Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries 1 ENG 5 4 0 1 237 52 +185 38 8 2 WAL 5 4 0 1 94 69 +25 13 8 3 IRE 5 3 0 2 88 64 +24 11 6 4 FRA 5 3 0 2 78 86 -8 12 6 5 SCO 5 1 0 4 38 161 -123 5 2 6 ITA 5 0 0 5 57 160 -103 7 0 Week 1 6 February 2009 IRE 7–5Women 2009 http://www.todor66.com/rugby/Six_Nations/Women_2009.html 16 November 2022 Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive enWomen's Six Nations http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/3007?Stagione=2009 16 November 2022 The Rugby Archive en FRA Try: Fiona Coghlan 73'Con: Niamh Briggs 73' Try: Cathy Langenfeld 53' Ashbourne RFC David Jones (Wales) 7 February 2009 ENG 69–13 ITA Try: Fiona Pocock 3', 35', 40'Catherine Spencer 11'Amy Turner 18'Victoria Massarella 23'Emily Scarratt 27', 66'Charlotte Barras 50'Amy Garnett 56'Gemma Sharples 70'Con: Katy McLean 3', 11' 23', 27', 40', 66', 70' Try: Silvia Peron 58'Con: Veronica Schiavon 58'Pen: Veronica Schiavon 5', 48' Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London Michael Black (Ireland) 8 February 2009 SCO 10–31 WAL Try: Lucy Millard 31'Con: Sarah Gill 31'Pen: Sarah Gill 22' Try: Alison Wright 14'Melissa Berry 27'Non Evans 34'Con: Non Evans 27', 34'Pen: Non Evans 3', 24', 41', 76' Howthornden, Lasswade, Midlothian Stefano Roscini (Italy) Week 2 14 February 2009 WAL 16–15 ENG Try: Melissa Berry 26'Aimee Young 54'Pen: Non Evans 12', 80' Try: Fiona Pocock 15'Emily Scarratt 33'Con: Katy McLean 15'Pen: Katy McLean 76' Cae Gwyn, Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taff Cammy Rudkin (Scotland) 14 February 2009 ITA 17–35 IRE Try: Michela Este 31'Elisa Cucchiella 44'Paola Zangirolami 58'Con: Veronica Schiavon 44' Try: Amy Davis 39'Fiona Coghlan 54'Tania Rosser 61'Niamh Briggs 66'Grace Davitt 76'Con: Niamh Briggs 54', 66'Pen: Niamh Briggs 18', 48' Stadio Maurizio Natali, Colleferro, Roma Laurent Lavin (France) 15 February 2009 FRA 25–12 SCO Try: Claire Canal 22'Laetitia Estève 40'Elodie Poublan 68'Aurore Sobolak 76'Con: Christelle Le Duff 40'Pen: Christelle Le Duff 17' Try: Lucy Millard 33'Cara D'Silva 73'Con: Sarah Gill 33' Stade Dominique Grimaldi, Arras, Pas-de-Calais Stephen Lee (England) Week 3 27 February 2009 IRE 13–29 ENG Try: Amy Davis ??Con: Niamh Briggs ??Pen: Niamh Briggs ??, ?? Try: Emily Scarratt ??Francesca Matthews ??, ??Catherine Spencer ??Fiona Pocock ??Con: Katy McLean ??, ?? Templeville Road, Templeogue, Dublin Wayne Davies (Wales) 28 February 2009 SCO 13–10 ITA Try: Tanya Griffith 40', 66'Pen: Louise Dalgliesh 68' Try: Licia Stefan 19'Con: Veronica Schiavon 19'Pen: Veronica Schiavon 58' Meggetland, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh John Carvill (Ireland) 28 February 2009 FRA 27–5 WAL Try: Clotilde Flaugère 16', 42'Laetitia Salles 36'Emilie Moreaux 79'Con: Aurélie Bailon 16', 36'Pen: Aurélie Bailon 10' Try: Non Evans 74' Stade Sapiac, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne Mauro Dordolo (Italy) Week 4 13 March 2009 SCO 0–23 IRE Try: Jeannette Feighery 15'Tania Rosser 42'Lynne Cantwell 69'Con: Niamh Briggs 42'Pen: Niamh Briggs 22', 29' Meggetland, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh Brendan Fitzmaurice (England) 15 March 2009 ENG 52–7 FRA Try: Emily Scarratt 2', 40', 68'Margaret Alphonsi 8'Amy Turner 21'Charlotte Barras 32'Fiona Pocock 46'Katherine Merchant 77'Con: Katy McLean ??, ??, ??, ??Emily Scarratt ??, ?? Try: Christelle Le Duff 72'Con: Aurélie Bailon 72' Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London Stefano Traversi (Italy) 15 March 2009 ITA 7–29 WAL Try: Michela Este 80+2'Con: Veronica Schiavon 80+2' Try: Naomi Thomas 18'Mellissa Berry 40', 69'Non Evans 41'Catrin Edwards 79'Con: Non Evans 40', 69' Stadio Comunale, Mira, Venice James Matthew (Scotland) Week 5 21 March 2009 WAL 13–10 IRE Try: Jenny Davies 2Non Evans 7'Pen: Non Evans 60' Try: Shannon Houston 48'Con: Niamh Briggs 48'Pen: Niamh Briggs 11' Cae Gwyn, Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taff Claire Daniels (England) 21 March 2009 ENG 72–3 SCO Try: Katherine Merchant 4', ??, ??, ??Charlotte Barras ??, ??, ??Fiona Pocock ??Catherine Spencer 68'Sarah Beale ??, ??Sarah Hunter ??Con: Katy McLean ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ?? Pen: Sarah Gill ?? Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London Patrick Pechambert (France) 22 March 2009 ITA 10–14 FRA Try: Maria Diletta Veronese 14'Con: Veronica Schiavon 14'Pen: Veronica Schiavon 35' Try: Amandine Vaupre 28'Hayate Chrouki 74'Con: Aurélie Bailon 28', 74' Stadio Primo Nebiolo, Turin Colin Kirkhouse (Wales) Scorers 80% +Point scorers Points Name Pld Team49Non Evans5WAL43Niamh Briggs5IRE43Katy McLean5ENG35Emily Scarratt5ENG35Fiona Pocock5ENG29Charlotte Barras3ENG25Katherine Merchant2ENG22Veronica Schiavon5ITA20Mellissa Berry5WAL See also Women's Six Nations Championship Women's international rugby External links The official RBS Six Nations Site References 2009 Category:2009 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2008–09 in Irish rugby union Category:2008–09 in English rugby union Category:2008–09 in Welsh rugby union Category:2008–09 in Scottish rugby union Category:2008–09 in French rugby union Category:2008–09 in Italian rugby union Category:2008–09 in European women's rugby union rugby union rugby union rugby union rugby union Women rugby union rugby union Women's Six Nations Women's Six Nations